Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-12
LOCAL N E w s.
Brief Mention.

Hamilton park for Decoration Day, May 30.
 The Grays' association rooms are being handsomely redecorated. The work is near ly completed.
 The Excelsior Needle company are so busy that they talking of running thirteen hours per day.
 Deacon Samuel Hopkins, of Naugatuck, celebrated the fftieth anniversary of his mar riage recently.
 The New Haven polo team play the Bridge ports tonight in Bridgeport, the last league contest there of the season.
 John B. Windsor, a prominent business man and manufacturer, died at his home in Hart ford Sunday aged sixty years.
 The closing grand ball of the Arion society was given last night It was a success in all respects and reflected much credit upon the society.
 The fair of the Dominican fathers opened at the National armory last evening and was success. Mayor York opened the fair with a short address.
 May 1st Gaffey moves into his new school rooms in the same building, and can then accommodate 15O pupils. He has over hundred at present.
 The monthly meeting of the New Haven branch of the Woman's Board of Missions will be held in the Center church chapel this afternoon at three o'clock.
 Henry P. Woodward, of New Haven, has been appointed chief clerk in the New York office of the Consolidated road, vice A. J. Porter of Bridgeport, resigned.
 The funeral of John Taylor, ST., aged sixty two, who died on Sunday at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Ainsworth, in Naugatuck, will be attended at two p. m. to-day.
 On account of the absence from the city of the college student members of Davenport church choir last Sunday the church will have its Easter music programme next Sun day.
 The thirty-second annual meeting of the Connecticut Eclectic Medical association will be held at the United States Hotel in Hart ford May TO- Several members from this city will attend.
 A timer while at work on the roof of the Hub Blue store at about half past five o'clock last evening slipped and in saving himself from fall wrenched his ankle badly. He was taken home in a cab.
 pair of horses dragging load of lumber made break for freedom early last evening. They brought up against the horse drinking tank opposite Bishops drug store, Humphrey street. Damage small but crowd large.
 The Consolidated road directors have voted to four track the road to Rye and the work will be pushed along as fast as possible. It is expected by the company to have four tracks as far as New Haven in few years.
 hnn member of the organization, has invited the other members of the Connecticut Reporters association to meet him at dinner in the Att Iantic Hotel, Bridgeport, on Friday evening.
 A very pretty wedding was that of Miss Anna L. Baker, of this city, to MT. O. H. Scranton, of New Haven, which took place last evening at the residence of the brides mother, Rev. MT. Brown, of Rockville, ofic- iating.-Hartford Post. An Italian made Rome howl in the vicinity of Congress avenue and George street early last evening. A team had collided with his \ cart and wrecked his load of glass bottles and other portable property. He finally \ rushed up Church street to seek redress from the police. The train which reaches here on the North anpton road about D. m. was delayed over two hours yesterday by the melted snow which washed large quantity of mud on the track above Williamsburgh, Mass. An immense amount of snow can yet be seen in the northwestern part of this State and west ern Massachusetts.
 The C. Fl. Northam returned to her place on the Old Line yesterday. During the past fnrao Tnoptha ahA has heen receiving exten- sive improvements, the most important being the putting in of surface condensers by means of which salt water can be used for her boilers. By using the condensers large saving can be effected annually.